Seth McClung
Seth McClung
Michael Seth McClung, nicknamed Big Red, is an American professional baseball pitcher. In his career, he has pitched as a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 February 1981
CityLewisburg, WV
ball bringing chance concerned individual job stay team within
Tonight, I did a better job of bringing the ball down. I'm not concerned about my individual stats. We're all in this together. I think I pitched fine, not well enough to win. I try to stay within myself and give the team a chance to win." ()
common league major
We're major league pitchers. It's one-and-one, you understand. You want to get ahead. You have to play common sense-wise." ()
base common home jobs military nice options people respect
It's really nice to come down to the military base and show them our support. I have a lot of respect for people in the military. There aren't many jobs back home, so one of the options for a lot of us is to go into the military. It's very common for people back home to do that." ()
bad panic team worried
It's over. I just had a bad day. No panic button. I'm not worried about it. I put my team in a bad situation, and we lost." ()
science talk
It's my birthday, too. I'd like to talk to you more about the science of pitching." ()
bad hold lead
I've got to be able to hold a lead like that. I feel bad for my teammates." ()
crowd front pitch privilege
It was a privilege to pitch in front of a crowd like that." ()
ability ball body drive driving fine given harder instead job letting line loose mechanics missing spots staying throw trusting trying within
There's a fine line between letting loose completely and missing spots and staying down through trusting mechanics and letting your body take over and trying to driving the ball down. (Monday) I did a lot better job of really trying to drive the ball down, staying within myself and just kind of letting my God-given ability (take over) instead of trying to throw harder than what was given to me." ()
There's no such thing to me as not airing it out. I always go all out every time. I am always on go. To me, it's not about competing, it's all about winning." ()
good
They make a good bunt, they make a good bunt. There's nothing you can do about it." ()
ready since spring
This is the first spring since '02 where I haven't been hurting, so that's really positive. I'm ready to go." ()
bad situation team
It's not the way you want to get started. I just had a bad day ... The disappointment is I put my team in a bad situation and we lost." ()
wearing
You're wearing that TB now, not that LA." ()
coaching figure hard learn next player poor ready tomorrow trying work
You've just got to learn from a day like today. I'm a poor player if I don't come back and try to get better. I've been working a lot with the coaching staff, really trying to figure this thing out. All I can do is show up tomorrow and work as hard as I can to get ready for the next one." ()